Town government · Plymouth County, MA

Lakeville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lakeville took in $36.2 million and spent $34.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%State tax money7.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)5.6%Federal tax money2.5%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

81%

of Lakeville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
81%$29.2 million
Other taxes
2.3%$817 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$700 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$359 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
  • Water$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.5%$913 thousand

State tax money7.6%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
7.6%$2.8 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$469 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments53%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

53%

of Lakeville's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
53%$18.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$18.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$87 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$8.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$743 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$432 thousand
  • Government buildings$257 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$486 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$548 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$385 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$478 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$384 thousand
  • Sewer systems$73 thousand
  • Water supply$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$264 thousand
Social services
0.4%$147 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$147 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$123 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$123 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$25 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lakeville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lakeville itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.